Control-plug unit for splash-feed lubricating systems



June 24, 1930. B. R. PLANCHEI CONTROL PLUG UNIT FOR SPLASH FEEDLUBRICATING SYSTEMS Filed Jan. 3, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Zea/271411 74 22;);

June 24, 1930. B. R. PLANCHE ,766,

CONTROL PLUG UNIT FOR SPLASH FEED LUBRICA'liNG SYSTEMS Filed Jan. :5, 29

2 sh ts- Sheet 2 The aii'angement according I Patented iJnne' coma-me 11. 1. 1 L BI A' F E J BB G T KG s'YswmsI-jf'f V I, This invention relates; to? improvements f in control plug units-sf eating-systems Inulubmcatmg rot the machine itself-fare? employed. c I l'l he-firstlof' theseiapparati is: one of I stoppage;

when. the machine Iiis stopped i vand started w. and-of being moreover certain in per tiom 'vineifl p ws wspt b "(1 ?i g mh on stopping up:

machines and 'moreespeciallyi to complies sois to the" rotary rpi'ston comprising a fly whe'el which is 1 genet ally contained "in 2 n;v

which thus forwards by; gravity into? an orifice and appropriate 'c ana 1 's points I tob'e lubricatedj f #ThLPre n I a t Jpf-"this1 principle arr eImT' 11m: 7 fftainfioperation' and it iieqniIeSjmOneO er to I -b e"open'ed and regulated ateach stai tingfo-f the: :rmachine' iand' jthen 'c1osed1- at; each,

andit' to pi e'sent invention has the advantage of- "being eii-r 1 "120 tirely automatic ofstopping; and. "restarting my chasesf ta; i this that the lubricatin'gfloil contained in' the lower;

, ajectoryfiofi-the? edges of -Whichi's larrangedf.alrscreenfoif ad?" jilfstablefregiste .whichfacjcoifding to lits'po'si' tion stops a 'igre ater 30 168st qii'antityfof oil' fment for returningthefoil not fused I to the easing, a epntroi sight for th'efcirculation, I anar rangement for balanein'ggthe; pressures;

1 Its-will be'fully 'understod With referenceto the complementary description WhiGhjEQl-l f 1OWS-aIid tolthe annexed i di'awings'Which de I scription and drawins are ivenh w a of rlsplash feed lubri i f s i I Fig. 1v is a" sectionfion' 1ine-1'1 Fig.. 2., I I 7 ting mechanism either;

- 5 an ordinary dripwfeed' jlubricator o1?" a1 pressure lubrieator operatedamechanically "by comp 'essorfh; At; the bottom 'of thje :casing aigiven quantitylof oil d isstored thema'xiit I muInleVeI 'of which.is.such:that ittiszfiushflq I c I with the flywheel Without touchingeitg- I v I --Under these conditions if he machine is tilrned'cthe'fiywheel rotate's'andxthe :1uh'ri I eating: 'fin dips at each revolution "in'wthe 1 Oilfillldiil" the influence of the speed lofrotaa011,; this lubric'atinglfin jci ienlatesgthe oil iI H i againstthei casing fupon' arriV-ingatupper V portion'of its travel thou'ghrid ofthejgreaterj part ofthe oilthat lit-hadspicked 11p: at the; baseQit still contains enough to senQaQfine spray tangentially-to the flywheel a.;. 1

be g ven since thQIfi-B' is; alwayslthe same su'r-j atthefendof the fin so that itlwil l stillsdipj;

into the 011 when the 'leve'l inthe casingisa I a 80 j p I v the spray proje'cte diinto the space 'e' comes-in contact with a vpioje'ction'f. whilst membengv 'lnlinje with :the seate Lpr0 idiii s hole ivis.=provided-forming a kind of recephand When stationary. thev ,ci enlia'tion ses j- '-Itshou1 1 benoted that whatevei -thelevell I p 'of theoil may be, owing tothe shape of the 7 v "fin, approximately fthe ,same' projection will 7 V lfacei'of fin 'in'the oil at each revolution, apfproximately all the surface. being 'arranged' I I the remainder is stopped by a carved holl w- I v n h S- whem l mach'n'e iSl-UIIIllDg the oil isicircnl atedand li brication established-whilston fthefothen I 1 7 his Screwed Q nscrewed to is greater of less extent into the membe v I v s It this point 7 is screwed up .to'its 'niaximum that is to say ifit 'israiseldthe ci1'culation of oil 6 7' will. immediately reach the Qho'llovv memberjg theoil will congregate on this meinbei gandfd'ripofl it without falling iiitothdlubritzzitingi hole i I If on the other hand the point fis. screwed V downriit nter temeti e y int e-P t of the projection and presents a la'rger sui V }face' thereto as ibis lowered. ce litain nu'me s her of globules will be stopped fa" reater number in ';prop'orti; ni' as; it'is lowered.

, .7 into-the lubricating holefiiri i All this arrangement is covered plug cap n which permitsnt the sametime' the refilling ofthe casings?) Withjoil; Y

YFdrfithis; purposethe member is pro "These'globules collect at its base 'zindfall videIdIarOundT its fj peripheryiwith" holes tlnibflghffihich; holes the oil can pour into {the 'casingiwhilst ithe=inefi1befs f end .g them.-

' selvesfzprev'ent the 'oil-athus-zpouredl from falli --in g": i-ntogthe lubricatinghole] which is cjovered byvthe'niember g.";

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the 'samefss the if pressu're. inside ,the casing are. formed in'the :machines' sothat the pres .sui'e'i'n theintei'ior'Offthe'lubricatingpoints, V I I g I g on therfiyvvheel to hit 011 fromzthe bottom 7 Will he. the same ,as thatin "the'nasing.

v -froln fallingcivertically'end thu 1:01 give good 6 pr surejt e e tq ia m sph riq v ue, i 91- of the 'sight so zirrenged 5 that 9 5 point'edI member, screwedointo the holloW v plug; a' fin on the flywheel to lift 'o'il fiomi;

' ing points;'

.To avoid smallivariations .in pressure in-:;. vside" the glass sight; kywhioh Would incense venie'nce thecirculationfof the globules of; v oilr'over the glass and .thus irender it 'less. I transparent ,atj -the' -san'oe time that would; fgive risei-to the inconvenience of impeding: theadrops forming at the end of the.,-tube jcannot:

" on its W y to h l ric ti e Points; ,7 j

.4. ,A lubricating;- system for; rotary; en-

der that the ca p 811511 he shot, i Whenthe lastthread loosens. v V Y i It must he understood that theferrange 5 ment c0m y1rises' the necessary sightsfor veri v I fying the oil level in the casing Which'should 7 always bebetween themsximum and mini- 'mum levels." 1 I As has been stated and .pfeeeiiling,f the5description-of same-and the drawings referred to'above are not limiting and the inl-J' vention' is' not limited to theahovefdescribed" g methodnor to its variousl 'parts. 1;;

It includesfonthecontrarjvfal bas d on t a primiplegqf:vp n

and aipplies to 'all typeso 'f rotarylinachines; s .compressors;changesspeedgearingandfthe like andin" generel toi all; machines comprise:

to protectby LettersiPatent i s 4 LA lubricating system. foryrotaryzten l plug screwed into :the top/ of the casing, a;

thebOttbinrofthe casing andproject fit into the hollowplug, endontothe, pointedmem I bennndganj apertured; delivery V=pipe below: 9 53;, u

the pointed member to receive the ,oil .d1-ip-, ping therefrom andfifeed'itqto thel hxficet-P:

25A iile r fr crotarygen? gines comprisi e casingsflywheel within 1 g, the casing;1a hollovv internally. domed plug; 7 screwedintothe t p Otthe casing, ai-pointed,i

of the casing fend proj ect it into the hollow m5 plug and onto the I pointed member; an;

apert red de ive y ,p'i'pebe ow e pointed i member to receive, the oil dripping there:

from andasight feed glas'srthmughlwhichr the oil pass sioni b jzway tqfthje-ll l Vp oints].;"i-- I gn eseomprising' a'casing; afiywheel within} he-r e e, e QW i 'l erne ly do e P1119 ew lq nte heton fth in siefpe t di In is m er; r w g t the o leweplu e fi fro ln'i mean's to vary the, position of the '7 p nt d emberin hollowplugr e 1 sight feed glass through ,Which the oil; passes v gines 'comprisingzfa casing, aJ-flyvvheeI within 7 the casing; 21' hello 'internelly darned; plug 5 lvarietions f i 111g moving parts and to lub cicatingg j n I 'errengedihelowthe highestprojectionzpolnt. rVVhatI claim asfmyfinvention andidesire brlcagtingf' jg i onfthe flywheel tolift. oil frem the bottom of the casing and project it; into the hollow at the lubricating points.

plug, and on to the pointed member, an apertured delivery pipe belowthe pointed member to receive'the Oil dri ping --therefrom, means to vary the position of the pointed member in the hollow plug, a sight feed glass through which the oil. passes on its way to the lubricating points and means to equalize the pressure in' the casing and In testimony whereof: I affix my signature.

' BENJAMIN RENE" PLANCI-IE. 

